seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
excellent supporting role; outstanding supporting actor
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
strongish; somewhat strong
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
long-awaited; much-awaited
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)